Singapore national football team
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Nickname(s) | The Lions | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Association | Football Association of Singapore |
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Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Head coach | Radojko Avramovic (2003-) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Captain | Indra Sahdan (2007-Present) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Most caps | Malik Awab (123 Caps) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Top scorer | Fandi Ahmad (55 Goals) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Home stadium | National Stadium, Singapore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIFA code | SIN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIFA ranking | 136 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Highest FIFA ranking | 73 (August 1993) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lowest FIFA ranking | 140 (October 2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elo ranking | 116 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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First international | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Singapore 2 - 3 South Korea (Singapore; April 11, 1953) |
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Biggest win | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Singapore 11 - 0 Laos (Singapore; January 15, 2007) |
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Biggest defeat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Burma 9 - 0 Singapore (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; November 9, 1969) |
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AFC Asian Cup | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appearances | 1 (First in 1984) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best result | Round 1, 1984 |
The Singapore national football team is the national football (soccer) team of Singapore. The team comes under the organisation of the Football Association of Singapore (FAS).
To date, the most significant successes of the team have come in the regional ASEAN Football Championship (formerly known as the 'Tiger Cup'), which Singapore has won three times in 1998, 2005 and 2007. In 1998, Singapore beat Vietnam 1-0 in the final to capture the country's first major international football title. In the 2004-5 competition, Singapore defeated Indonesia in a two-leg final 5-2 on aggregate. Singapore successfully retained the trophy in 2007, beating Thailand 3-2 on aggregate in the final.[1].
Although Singapore is widely regarded as a minnow in the international footballing arena, the national team has ground out quite a few upset results and have made it hard for many away teams in recent years. In the 2007 Asian Cup qualifiers, for example, Singapore became the only team to beat Iraq enroute to their Asian Cup winning campaign. Singapore and also drew with China 0-0 at home in 2006. China also narrowly escaped with a 1-0 victory in Tianjin thanks to a last minute penalty. Japan, Uruguay, Denmark and Saudi Arabia have also come away with narrow 2-1 wins in recent times. In September 2007, Singapore almost took the scalp of Gulf Cup champions, UAE but a late equaliser prevented a win for the Lions. In March 2008, Australia became the latest victim when they failed to beat Singapore when the game ended in a goalless draw.
In the FIFA World Rankings, Singapore is currently the number 3 ranked Southeast Asian team behind Thailand and the number 20 in Asia (as of April 2008). Singapore was tagged as the Asian Football Confederation's 'Mover of the Year' in 2005.[2].
In January 2007, Singapore achieved a national record 11-0 win against Laos in an ASEAN Football Championship match. Mohd Noh Alam Shah scored 7 goals in the match. [3].
Singapore's main rival on the international stage is their geographical neighbour, Malaysia, and past matches between these two teams have produced much drama.
All of the players in the Singapore national football team currently play for club teams in Singapore's top professional league, the S.League.
In recent years, Singapore has included several naturalised citizens in its team. Notable foreign-born citizens who have played for Singapore include Egmar Goncalves from Brazil; Mirko Grabovac from Croatia and Itimi Dickson from Nigeria. The current national team also consists of foreign-born citizens such as Daniel Bennett and John Wilkinson from England; Qiu Li and Shi Jiayi from China; Mustafic Fahrudin from Serbia; Precious Emuejeraye and Agu Casmir from Nigeria; and the Bosnian-born former Australian Aleksander Duric.[4].
[edit] History
[edit] 1921 - 1994
Between 1921 and 1994, the Football Association of Singapore entered a representative side in the Malaysia Cup and the Malaysian League. While this was not the national team per se – and in 1980s and 1990s this team included some foreign players as permitted by Malaysian League rules – many Singapore football fans viewed the Malaysia Cup side as being the national team, and the team's exploits in the Malaysian competitions generally drew much more attention than Singapore's participation in other international tournaments. Up to 1994, Singapore won 24 Malaysia Cup titles and 2 Malaysian League titles. [5].
After winning the Malaysia Cup and league double in 1994, the Football Association of Singapore withdrew from the Malaysian competitions following a dispute with the Football Association of Malaysia over gate receipts, and have not been involved since. Singapore subsequently launched its own professional league, the S.League, in 1996, and also began to put much more focus on the performance of its national team in international competitions. [6].
[edit] 1995 - 1999
With the local football scene still suffering from Malaysia Cup hangover, Singapore won the bronze medal in the 1995 Southeast Asian Games, after crashing out in the semi-finals 1-0 to the hosts and eventual gold medalists, Thailand.
The national team then produced some uninspiring results as they crashed out in the group stages of the 1996 Tiger Cup, which Singapore hosted. [7].
The national team continued their jinx of missing out on the gold medal in the Southeast Asian Games in 1997, losing in the semi-finals again to Indonesia. This time they also missed out on the bronze medal, when they lost out to Vietnam 1-0 in the third-placing match. [8].
However in the 1998 edition of the Tiger Cup, against all odds, Singapore's team led by coach Barry Whitbread stormed through the group stages with victories over Malaysia and the Philippines. In the sem-finals, they beat Indonesia and subsequently edged out hosts Vietnam 1-0 in the final. This was the country's first ever international title. [9].
[edit] 2000 - 2002
Jan B. Poulsen who was part of the Danish backroom staff in the 1998 World Cup, was appointed the Technical Director of the Football Association of Singapore in 1999. However, due to poor results by Singapore in the 2000 Tiger Cup, coach Vincent Subramaniam was sacked and Poulsen took over as coach in 2001.
2 points out of a possible 18 in the World Cup 2002 qualifiers meant that Poulsen had to deliver in the 2002 Tiger Cup, which was to be held at home, in order to keep his job.
On 18 December 2002, Singapore faced arch-rivals Malaysia in their first game of the Tiger Cup. 40,000 home supporters watched in horror as Singapore crashed 4-0 to their northern neighbours. To this day, the loss remains a major stain on Singapore's international results. Singapore went on to win 2-1 over Laos, but a 1-1 draw in the final group game against Thailand wasn't enough to book a place in the knock-out stages..[10].
Poulsen was sacked following the premature exit of the team from the tournament. [11]
[edit] 2003 - present
Radojko Avramovic took over as coach of the flailing and deflated Singapore national football team in 2003. [12]
A string of wins in friendlies and a narrow 2-1 loss at home against Japan were signs of the brighter future for Singapore under Avramovic.
Singapore started the 2004 Tiger Cup as underdogs. Many brushed off the team's chances of even making it to the knockout stages. However, a hard-fought 1-1 draw in their first game against hosts Vietnam showed that Singapore meant business. Another draw against Indonesia meant that Singapore needed only to win against minnows Cambodia and Laos to make it to the semi-finals. And they did just that with two thumping wins.
Singapore were drawn with another underdog, Myanmar, in the two-legged semi-finals. Singapore took a 4-3 away lead back home for the second leg. In the ill-tempered second leg, three Myanmar players were sent off and Singapore went on to win 4-2 (8-5 on aggregrate).
Singapore then won the two-legged final against Indonesia 3-1 in the first leg in Jakarta, before winning 2-1 (5-2 on aggregrate) for the second leg in front of a 55,000-strong delirious home crowd. It was Singapore's second Tiger Cup title and there was more to come.
Avramovic then led Singapore into the 2007 Asian Cup qualifiers with a stunning 2-0 victory at home over much-fancied Iraq, courtesy of goals from strikers Khairul Amri and Mohd Noh Alam Shah. However, Singapore failed to build on to this victory and then lost away to the much weaker team from Palestine. The Singapore then took on China away in Tianjin and they held out till the 93rd minute, when then-captain Aide Iskandar conceded a penalty and Shao Jiayi of China dully converted the kick. China came to Singapore for the second meeting and the Singapore defence held out for a 0-0 draw. A subsequent 4-2 loss to Iraq dashed Singapore's hopes of qualifying for the Asian Cup. The Asian Cup qualifying campaign ended with a default 3-0 victory over Palestine as the war-torn country had troubles travelling to Singapore for the match.
For the 2007 ASEAN Football Championship (previously known as the Tiger Cup), Singapore was drawn into a group similar to the one they had in the 2004 competition. The pressure was on for Singapore to deliver at home and they started their defence of the title with an uninspiring 0-0 draw with Vietnam. Singapore then trashed minnows Laos 11-0 to record their largest-ever win, gaining a precious 3 points and an unassailable goal difference. In the final group match, Singapore knocked Indonesia out of the tournament in a tight, fiercely fought 2-2 draw. Singapore met their northern rivals Malaysia in the semi-final. In the first leg, Singapore stole a 1-1 draw away in Shah Alam. In the second leg at Singapore's National Stadium, following another draw, Singapore beat Malaysia in a penalty shoot-out 5-4 following heroics from goalkeeper Lionel Lewis saving the final Malaysian spot kick from Mohd Khyril Muhymeen Zambri. In the final against Thailand, Singapore won a controversial first leg at home 2-1, and the secured a 1-1 draw in Bangkok thanks to a late strike from Khairul Amri to retain the ASEAN Football Championship trophy. [13]
On the 24 June 2007, only 16 years 7 months and 5 days old, Hariss Harun became the youngest ever player to don the national jersey as he came on in the second half in a friendly against North Korea. [14]
Singapore met Palestine in first round of the FIFA World Cup 2010 Asian Qualifying. Singapore won the first leg 4-0 away in Doha, Qatar thanks to a brace from Shi Jiayi plus goals from John Wilkinson and Noh Alam Shah gave Singapore a massive advantage going into the second leg at the National Stadium on 28 October. However, the Palestinians did not turn up for the game, citing travel problems. Thus, FIFA awarded Singapore with a 3-0 win. Singapore was drawn with Tajikistan in the second round. In the first leg, Singapore's oldest debutant, 37-year-old Aleksandar Duric bagged a brace in his debut for the Lions. [15]
On the 9 November 2007, just hours before the kick off of the World Cup 2010 qualifiers against Tajikistan, then-captain of the national team, Aide Iskandar sensationally retired from international football, and by doing so, he handed down the skipper's armband to Indra. Singapore won the corresponding fixture 2-0 and subsequently drew the return leg 1-1 on 18 November to progress to the group stage of the FIFA World Cup 2010 Asian Qualifying, where they were drawn against Saudi Arabia, Lebanon and Uzbekistan. Singapore went into the third round with a genuine chance of advancing to the final group stage of the Asian qualifying section and were poised to give Uzbekistan a run for their money in the race for second place.
As part of the preparations for the World Cup Qualifiers, Singapore will be playing three friendlies with Kuwait, Oman and Jordan on 24, 27 and 31 January 2008 respectively. In the first game, Singapore managed a 2-0 win over Kuwait thanks to Mustafic Fahrudin and Aleksandar Duric.
Singapore kicked off their first ever World Cup Qualifiers in the Third Round inauspiciously by losing to one of Asia's big guns, Saudi Arabia. But the Lions then rallied back and defeated Lebanon 2-0 on home ground with goals from Fazrul Nawaz and Aleksandar Duric. But after losing to Uzbekistan 3-7 and 0-1, Singapore's chances of getting into the 4th Round of the qualifiers were slim although they are still mathematically in contention of qualifying.
Singapore were finally put out of the competition when they lost 2-0 to Saudi at home in a game that Singapore needed to win to stay in contention. In the end Singapore finished third in the group with six points from six games after defeating Lebanon 2-1 in Beirut in their final game.
For the 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup held in Indonesia and Thailand from 5th December-28th December, Singapore is drawn in Group A to meet co-hosts Indonesia, Myanmar and the Runners-Up in the Qualifying Round.
For the 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification, Singapore is drawn to meet Iran, Thailand and Jordan in Group E. The qualifying campaign will start in January 2009 and will end in March 2010. It would be a round-robin format on a home and away basis. The top 2 teams in the group would qualify for the 2011 AFC Asian Cup in Doha, Qatar
[edit] Under-23 Team
Singapore uses a team made up of players who are aged 23 years old or below for competitions like the SEA Games and the Merdeka Cup. For competitions like the Olympics and the Asian Games, an Under-23 team is also used but 3 senior players may also be included. The current Under-23 team is mostly comprised of senior national team players like Shahril Ishak and Khairul Amri.
[edit] Kits
In modern times Singapore's kit has been supplied by Admiral, Puma, Umbro, Grand Sport, and Tiger. In November 2006, just before the 2007 ASEAN Football Championship kicked off, Nike signed a year's deal of kit sponsorship worth SGD$1,000,000. Nike still supplies the kit for the Singapore national team as of now.
Singapore had initially worn sky blue shirts and shorts as their home kit. In the late 80's, The Lions adopted the national colours of red and white for their home kit while they kept blue as the colour for the away kit. This tradition stayed on through the 90's. However, in 2006, kit supplier, Nike reverted the national team's colours back to blue as its home kit and white as the change kit, for the 2007 ASEAN Football Championship. The move raised a few eyebrows since red had been the traditional colour for nearly two decades. But right after the ASEAN Football Championships, red was the colour again and it is still the colour of the national team jerseys as of now.
Before 2006, Singapore had been using the same kit for nearly 5 years, supplied by Tiger who had a tie-in with Diadora. Now with the team under sponsorship of American sportswear giant, Nike, the kits are expected to be changed every 2 years. The previous home kit (used during the 2007 ASEAN Football Championship) made its final appearance on 4 February 2007 against Thailand. The current kit was first used on 24 June 2007 against DPR Korea. The jersey has white trims at the edge of the sleeves and around the neck. Unlike most national teams which use the country's footballing association as a logo on the kit, the national flag of Singapore takes up the spot on the left chest instead while a white Nike logo is on the right chest and. This symmetry also applies to the away jersey. The numbering and lettering font and colour is the same as the previous two home jerseys.
On 13 February 2008, a leaked photo from a photo shoot surfaced on the internet showing the unreleased kit showing national captain, Indra Sahdan Daud modelling the kit with Hariss Harun. The new kit was officially announced on 20 March 2008, featuring tight-fit jerseys in the two traditional team colours: Atom red for the home games and Marina blue for the away matches. The kit was worn for the first time by the national team in the international Friendly against Australia in preparation for the World Cup 2010 qualifier home game against Lebanon on 26 March 2008[16].
[edit] Home stadium
Before the Kallang National Stadium was opened in 1973, from 1932, Jalan Besar Stadium hosted all home games of Singapore's representative side's which participated in the Malaysia Cup.
On the 11th of April 1953, Singapore played its first international game, hosting South Korea in a friendly that Singapore lost 3-2 at the Jalan Besar Stadium. Jalan Besar Stadium continued to host Singapore's Malaysia Cup and international matches till the 55,000 capacity Kallang National Stadium opened in 1973. From then on, all of Singapore's representative side's home games in the Malaysia Cup and the national team home matches were played at the Kallang National Stadium.
However, the National Stadium was slated for demolishment in early 2007 to make way for the new Singapore Sports Hub which was to be completed in 2011. Singapore played Australia in what was supposedly the last game ever to be played at that stadium. However, due to some delays caused by the addition of new plans for the Singapore Sports Hub, the National Stadium continued to host more of the Singapore's matches. Since the supposed 'last game', the stadium has hosted 5 more matches, and it was also be the venue for 2 more World Cup 2010 qualifier matches which was played in June 2008 and a friendly match against the Brazilian Under-23 team who were preparing for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. There were also reports stating that should the national team qualify for the knockout stages of the 2008 Suzuki Cup, the stadium would be used once again.
The stadium was finally closed once and for all after the World Cup 2010 qualifier game against Saudi Arabia. Singapore is slated to play all of their future matches at the Jalan Besar Stadium, although they are possibilities of having the The Float at Marina Bay as a venue for home games, provided FIFA gives Singapore the green light once the artificial turf of that stadium passes the lab testing from FIFA officials.
From the start of 2004, Singapore has played its home matches in 4 different stadiums all over Singapore.
- Kallang National Stadium - 24
- Jalan Besar Stadium - 7
- Choa Chu Kang Stadium - 1
- Jurong West Stadium - 1
- Jurong East Stadium - 1
*figures correct as of July 12 2008
[edit] World Cup Record
[edit] Asian Cup Record
- 1956 - Did not enter
- 1960 - Did not qualify
- 1964 - Did not enter
- 1968 - Did not qualify
- 1972 - Did not enter
- 1976 - Did not qualify
- 1980 - Did not qualify
- 1984 - Round 1
- 1988 - Did not enter
- 1992 to 2007 - Did not qualify
[edit] ASEAN Football Championship Record
This competition was formerly known as the Tiger Cup
- 1996 - Group Stage
- 1998 - Champions
- 2000 - Group Stage
- 2002 - Group Stage
- 2004 - Champions
- 2007 - Champions
[edit] Asian Games Record (Under-23 Team Since 2002)
- 1951 - Did Not Enter
- 1954 - Eliminated at Group Stage
- 1958 - Eliminated at Group Stage
- 1962 - Did Not Enter
- 1966 - 4th Position
- 1970 - Did Not Enter
- 1974 - Did Not Enter
- 1978 - Did Not Enter
- 1982 - Did Not Enter
- 1986 - Did Not Enter
- 1990 - Eliminated at Group Stage
- 1994 - Did Not Enter
- 1998 - Did Not Enter
- 2002 - Did Not Enter
- 2006 - Eliminated in Preliminary Round
[edit] SEA Games Record (Under-23 Team since 2001)
- 1959 - Did Not Enter
- 1961 - Did Not Enter
- 1963 - Cancelled
- 1965 - Eliminated at Preliminary Round
- 1967 - Did Not Enter
- 1969 - NA
- 1971 - Eliminated at Group Stage
- 1973 - 4th Position
- 1975 - Bronze Medallists
- 1977 - Eliminated at Group Stage
- 1979 - Eliminated at Preliminary Round
- 1981 - 4th Position
- 1983 - Silver Medallists
- 1985 - Silver Medallists
- 1987 - Eliminated at Group Stage
- 1989 - Silver Medallists
- 1991 - Bronze Medallists
- 1993 - Bronze Medallists
- 1995 - Bronze Medallists
- 1997 - 4th Position
- 1999 - 4th Position
- 2001 - Eliminated at Group Stage
- 2003 - Eliminated at Group Stage
- 2005 - Eliminated at Group Stage
- 2007 - Bronze Medallists
[edit] Singapore Squad
[edit] Latest squad
The 22-man team selected for the 2008 AFF Suzuki Cup.
Most Recent Squad | ||
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Date announced | November 21, 2008 | |
Game(s) | Suzuki Cup 08 | |
Venue{s} | Indonesia |
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Competitions | Suzuki Cup 08 | |
Dropped | Shariff Abdul Samat, Tengku Mushadad | |
Injured | Hariss Harun, Khairul Amri, Fazrul Nawaz | |
Called Up | Rosman Sulaiman, Shaiful Esah | |
Pulled Out | Qiu Li |
- Goalkeepers
Name | DOB | Club | Caps (goals) | Debut |
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Lionel Lewis | December 16, 1982 | Home United | 55 (0) | v Maldives, 9 April 2002 |
Hassan Sunny | April 2, 1984 | Tampines Rovers | 16 (0) | v India, 18 February 2004 |
Hyrulnizam Jumaat | November 14, 1986 | Young Lions | 0 (0) | NA |
- Defenders
Name | DOB | Club | Caps (goals) | Debut |
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Daniel Bennett | January 7, 1978 | SAFFC |
74 (6) | v Philippines, 11 November 2002 |
Baihakki Khaizan | January 31, 1984 | Young Lions |
58 (1) | v Hong Kong, 4 August 2003 |
Ismail Yunos | October 24, 1986 | Young Lions | 6 (0) | v Vietnam, 28 December 2006 |
Noh Rahman | August 2, 1980 | Geylang United |
57 (0) | v Thailand, 27 January 2001 |
Precious Emuejeraye | March 21, 1983 | Gombak United |
38 (0) | v Denmark, 26 January 2006 |
Juma'at Jantan | February 23, 1984 | Home United | 7 (0) | v Cambodia |
Rosman Sulaiman | November 06, 1982 | Home United |
0 (0) | NA |
Shaiful Esah | May 26, 1986 | SAFFC |
0 (0) | NA |
- Midfielders
Name | DOB | Club | Caps (goals) | Debut |
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Shahril Ishak | 23 January 1984 | Home United |
61 (5) | v Maldives, 4 March 2003 |
Shi Jiayi | 2 September 1983 | Home United |
34 (2) | v Cambodia, 27 January 2001 |
John Wilkinson | August 24, 1979 | SAFFC |
17 (3) | v DPR Korea, 24 June 2007 |
Ridhuan Muhammad | May 6, 1984 | Tampines Rovers |
42 (3) | v Qatar, 19 November 2003 |
Mustafic Fahrudin | April 17, 1981 | Tampines Rovers |
37 (4) | v Denmark, 26 January 2006 |
Isa Halim | May 15, 1986 | Young Lions |
21 (0) | v Cambodia, 11 October 2005 |
Mustaqim Manzur | January 28, 1982 | SAFFC | 5 (0) | Qatar, 19 December 2003 |
- Strikers
Name | DOB | Club | Caps (goals) | Debut |
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Indra Sahdan Daud | March 5, 1979 | Home United |
96 (24) | v Kuwait, 26 April 1997 |
Aleksandar Duric | August 12, 1970 | SAFFC |
12 (5) | v Tajikistan, 9 November 2007 |
Agu Casmir | March 22, 1984 | Gombak United |
22 (7) | v Norway, 28 January 2004 |
Mohd Noh Alam Shah | September 3, 1980 | Tampines Rovers |
62 (24) | v Malaysia, 28 December 1999 |
*caps and goals are correct as of 28 November 2008
[edit] Recent callups
The following players have also been called up to the Singapore squad within the last twelve months:
- Goalkeepers
Name | DOB | Club | Caps (goals) | Debut | Most recent callup |
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Jasper Chan | November 7, 1988 | Young Lions | Uncapped | N/A | v Bahrain / Uzbekistan / Saudi Arabia / Lebanon May 2008 |
Zaiful Nizam | July 24, 1987 | Free Agent | Uncapped | NA | v DPR Korea / Saudi / Australia June 2007 |
- Defenders
Name | DOB | Club | Caps (goals) | Debut | Most recent callup |
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Shariff Abdul Samat | 14 January 1984 | Tampines Rovers |
Uncapped | N/A | v Vietnam October 2008 |
Afiq Yunos | 12 October 1990 | Young Lions |
Uncapped | N/A | v Vietnam October 2008 |
Faizal Hamid | September 9, 1981 | Gombak United |
7 (0) | v Indonesia 4 September 2004 |
v Tajikistan November 2007 |
Aide Iskandar(Retired) | October 28, 1975 | Geylang United | 120 (0) | v Myanmar 28 December 2006 |
v Tajikistan national football team November 2007 |
Hafiz Osman | February 15, 1984 | SAFFC | 6 (0) | Laos 15 January 2007 |
v DPR Korea / Saudi / Australia
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Shahril Alias | May 14, 1984 | Home United | Uncapped | NA | v DPR Korea / Saudi / Australia June 2007 |
Sevki Sha'ban | May 2, 1984 | Gombak United | 1 (0) | Vietnam 28 December 2001 |
v Bahrain / Uzbekistan / Saudi Arabia / Lebanon May 2008 |
- Midfielders
Name | DOB | Club | Caps (goals) | Debut | Most recent callup |
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Qiu Li | June 6, 1981 | Tampines Rovers |
4 (0) | v Bahrain, 28 May 2008 | v Vietnam October 2008 |
Tengku Mushadad | November 17, 1984 | Home United | 5 (0) | Japan, 28 December 2004 | v Vietnam October 2008 |
Itimi Dickson | November 14, 1983 | Clubless | 24 (1) | v Indonesia September 2004 v DPR Korea / Saudi / Australia June 2007 |
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Erwan Gunawan | March 20, 1987 | Young Lions | Uncapped | NA | v DPR Korea / Saudi / Australia June 2007 |
Ridhwan Jamaludin | January 22, 1985 | Home United | Uncapped | NA | v DPR Korea / Saudi / Australia June 2007 |
Goh Swee Swee | June 2, 1986 | Young Lions | Uncapped | NA | v DPR Korea / Saudi / Australia June 2007 |
Mustafic Fahrudin | April 17, 1981 | Tampines Rovers |
37 (4) | v Denmark 26 January 2006 |
v Bahrain / Uzbekistan / Saudi Arabia / Lebanon May 2008 |
Hariss Harun | 19 November 1990 | Young Lions |
3 (0) | v Bahrain / Uzbekistan / Saudi Arabia / Lebanon May 2008 |
v Bahrain / Uzbekistan / Saudi Arabia / Lebanon May 2008 |
- Strikers
Name | DOB | Club | Caps (goals) | Debut | Most recent callup |
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Khairul Amri | March 14, 1985 | Young Lions |
51 (8) | v Oman, 9 June 2004 | v Vietnam October 2008 |
Fazrul Nawaz | April 17, 1985 | Geylang United |
29 (2) | v Malaysia, 4 June 2005 | v Vietnam October 2008 |
Ashrin Shariff | October 10, 1982 | SAFFC | 12 (1) | Malaysia 12 July 2004 |
v DPR Korea / Saudi / Australia June 2007 |
Masrezwan Masturi | October 17, 1981 | Geylang United | 17 (1) | DPR Korea 7 February 2002 |
v DPR Korea / Saudi / Australia June 2007 |
[edit] Previous squads
[edit] Backroom staff
Head Coach | Radojko Avramović |
Assistant Coach | vacant |
Team Manager | Eugene Loo |
Goalkeeping Coach | Lee Bee Seng |
Goalkeeping Coach | Koh Chuan Wee |
Goalkeeping Coach | K.Krishnan |
Fitness Coach | Aleksandar Bozenko |
Physiotherapist | Yeo Hwee Koon |
Masseurs | Audrey Lim |
Sheik Abdullah Ismail |
[edit] Player History
[edit] Famous Players
[edit] 1970s
A Movie was created based on their 1970s heroic victory at the Malaysia Cup Final.
[edit] 1980s and 1990s
- Fandi Ahmad
- Malek Awab
- David Lee
- Lee Man Hon
- Lim Tong Hai
- Nazri Nasir
- Terry Pathmanathan
- V. Sundramoorthy
- Steven Tan
- Borhan Abu Samah
- Hasnim Haron
- Rafi Ali
- D. Tokijan
- K. Kannan
- Kadir Yahya
- Yahya Madon
- Razali Saad
- Abdul Malek
[edit] 2000s
- Lionel Lewis
- S Subramani
- Aide Iskandar
- Daniel Bennett
- Baihakki Khaizan
- Goh Tat Chuan
- Shahril Ishak
- Itimi Dickson
- Mohd Noh Alam Shah
- Indra Sahdan Daud
- Agu Casmir
- Khairul Amri
- Mustafic Fahrudin
- Egmar Goncalves
- Mirko Grabovac
[edit] Singapore captains
# | Player | Reign |
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Indra Sahdan Daud | 2007-present | |
Aide Iskandar | 2003- 2007 | |
Nazri Nasir | 1997-2003 | |
Lim Tong Hai | 1997 | |
David Lee | 1997 | |
Fandi Ahmad | 1993-1997 | |
Razali Saad | 1993 | |
Terry Pathmanathan | 1990-1992 | |
Razali Saad | 1986-88 | |
Malek Awab | 1985-1986 | |
Au Yeong Pak Kuan | 1981-1984 | |
Samad Alapitchay | ||
Seak Poh Leong | ||
Lee Kok Seng | 1954-1965 |
[edit] Singapore Head-Coaches
Head-Coach | Reign | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost |
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Radojko Avramovic | 2003 - | 72 | 25 | 18 | 29 |
Jan B. Poulsen | 2000 - 2002 | ||||
Vincent Subramaniam | 1998 - 2000 | ||||
Barry Whitbread | 1996 - 1998 | ||||
Douglas Moore | 1994 - 1996 | ||||
Ken Worden | 1994 | ||||
PN Sivaji | 1992 - 1994 | ||||
Milous Kvacek | 1992 | ||||
Robin Chan | 1990 - 1992 | ||||
Jita Singh | 1988-1989 | ||||
Poh Leong Seak | 1986 - 1988 | ||||
Hussein Aljunied | 1984-1986 | ||||
Trevor Hartley | |||||
Sebastian Yap | 1978 | ||||
Yong Liang Lim | 19?? - 1984 | ||||
Seng Quee Choo | 19?? - 19?? |
[edit] Titles
Preceded by 1996 Thailand |
ASEAN Football Championship 1998 (First title) |
Succeeded by 2000 Thailand |
Preceded by 2002 Thailand |
ASEAN Football Championship 2004 (Second title) 2007 (Third title) |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
[edit] See also
- Football Association of Singapore
- Young Lions
- Singapore women's national football team
- Singapore M-League Team
[edit] References
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[edit] External links
- Football Association of Singapore website
- S.League official website
- Singapore's premier football community